Tuesday, August 11
DHAKA: Long vilified for opposing independence and barred from electoral politics for over a decade, Bangladesh's biggest Islamist party is reinventing itself and attracting new support ahead of parliamentary polls next month, unsettling moderates and minority communities.Jamaat-e-Islami began its overhaul soon after a youth-led uprising in the Muslim-majority nation of 175 million people toppled Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August 2024. With Hasina's Awami League banned, Jamaat is betting on its anti-corruption image, welfare outreach, and what analysts describe as a more inclusive public stance to deliver the party's best-ever performance.A December opinion poll by the U.S.-based International Republican Institute ranked Jamaat as the most "liked" party and projected a tight
Team India registered their record-extending 44th 200-plus score in Men's T20I cricket on Wednesday. The Men in Blue achieved this feat during the first T20I of the five-match series against New Zealand at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur.In the first T20I, India hammered 238/7 batting first, their 44th 200-plus score in T20I cricket. South Africa are second with eight 200-plus scores in the format, followed by Australia with seven and Sri Lanka with six.India's 44th 200-plus score is also the most in T20 cricket, surpassing Somerset, who have notched up 40 200-plus totals in the shortest format.Abhishek Sharma scripts historyAfter playing a blistering knock of 84 runs off 35 balls, including five fours and eight towering sixes, Indian opener Abhishek Sharma shattered the
French beauty major L’Oréal will establish its first global technology hub in Hyderabad, expanding its digital and artificial intelligence capabilities from India, the move places India at the centre of the company’s global technology strategy and reinforces India dominance.L’Oréal on Tuesday announced the launch of its first global Tech Hub in Hyderabad, following discussions between Nicolas Hieronimus, CEO of L’Oréal, and senior officials of the Government of Telangana at the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2026 at Davos.The Hyderabad facility will be the company’s first dedicated Beauty Tech hub globally. It will support the development and deployment of digital platforms and AI-led solutions across L’Oréal’s international businesses, with a focus on data, artificial intell
Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) shares extended their post-earnings slide on Wednesday, taking the two-day decline to more than 6%, as investors looked past a sharp narrowing of losses and focused instead on a double-digit drop in revenue and a deteriorating technical picture.Shares of Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) fell as much as 3.1% on Wednesday to Rs 42.22 on the BSE. The stock had already declined about 3% on Tuesday after the company reported its December-quarter results, taking the cumulative fall since the earnings announcement to 6.3%.The telecom services provider reported a net loss of Rs 150.43 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, significantly narrower than the Rs 315.11 crore loss a year earlier. But revenue from operations declined 11.56% year-on-year to Rs 294.31
Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer working quietly behind the scenes at YouTube. In 2026, it will sit right at the centre of how creators make videos, how viewers discover content, and how the platform deals with deepfakes and low-quality uploads, YouTube CEO Neal Mohan said in a blog post laying out the company’s plans for 2026.More than a million channels were already using YouTube’s AI creation tools every day in December, Mohan said — a sign of how quickly creators are experimenting with the technology. This year, YouTubers will be able to make Shorts using their own likeness, play around with AI-generated music, and even create games using simple text prompts.Also Read: YouTube launches new updates to tailor viewing experience for teens“AI will remain a tool for express
